Single-player games like THE EDITOR
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to THE EDITOR, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Russian Prison Tattoo Simulator
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with THE EDITOR.
Become a tattoo artist in Russian Prison. Get introduced to tattoo iconography and special meanings of Russian Prison tattoos
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EVIDENCE
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE EDITOR.
EVIDENCE is an atmospheric neo-noir detective thriller. Investigate murders, narcotics trafficking, underground casinos, disappearances, arson cases, robberies, and strange incidents that slowly begin connecting into something far bigger.
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Rapta
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with THE EDITOR.
Navigate through Silicon Sneaky, where time is of the essence to save your sister. Choose to be an Ethical Hacker or one among those who hide from the police. With various challenges to test your dexterity, evolve with upgrades and make decisions to discover multiple endings.
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Trouble in Warsaw
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE EDITOR.
Trouble in Warsaw is a short, detective game, combining the genres of Visual Novel and Point&Click, featuring many puzzles, dialogues and related choices solidifying the plot and its finale.
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE EDITOR.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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The Posthumous Investigation
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE EDITOR.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
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IMMORTALITY
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE EDITOR.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
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墨心:波云诡船
Single-player alternative to THE EDITOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE EDITOR.
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......